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Major League Baseball catcher
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31 January 1949(Torrance, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Fred Kendall (born January 31, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1980 for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and the Boston Red Sox.
Baseball career
Kendall was born in Torrance, California. In 1973 he was voted Most Valuable Padre after setting career high marks in batting average (.282) and in home runs (10).
Kendall managed the South Bend Silver Hawks, a Chicago White Sox affiliate in the Midwest League, in 1995 and was a Kansas City Royals bull pen coach.
His son, Jason Kendall, was also a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2010.